Fara, Orkney

Fara
Old Norse nameFærey
Meaning of nameIsland of Sheep (cf Faroe)
A fish farm in Gutter Sound, at the western side of Fara
A fish farm in Gutter Sound, at the western side of Fara
Location
Fara is located in Orkney Islands
Fara
Fara
Fara shown within Orkney
OS grid referenceND325955
Coordinates58°51′00″N 3°10′30″W / 58.85°N 3.175°W / 58.85; -3.175
Physical geography
Island groupOrkney
Area295 hectares (1.14 sq mi)
Area rank89 [1]
Highest elevation43 m (141 ft)
Administration
Council areaOrkney Islands Council
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population0[2]
Lymphad
References[3][4][5][6]
An abandoned House on Fara. Looking North: Rysa Little with Hoy behind to left; Graemsay with Mainland behind centre and right; Cava to right.

Fara (/ˈfærə/, Old Norse: Færey [5]) is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.

  1. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  2. ^ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland's Inhabited Islands" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland Release 1C (Part Two) (PDF) (Report). SG/2013/126. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 7 Orkney (Southern Isles) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2008. ISBN 9780319228135.
  5. ^ a b Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9
  6. ^ Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print)